• June 19th, 2009

    The 'Go Plate' facilitates outdoor food and beverage enjoyment

    Even though summer has been effectively cancelled for certain areas of the country, it doesn’t mean you still can’t enjoy an all-American barbecue. You’ll just have to cook everything on the stove and eat inside. Just like summer, except more like winter! → Read More

    October 13th, 2008

    Make your own cotton candy! Out of Mambas!

    http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=607349&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 Oh, it’s darling! How can you not want one of these? It turns hard candy (mm, sour apple Jolly Ranchers) into cotton candy — a direct violation of the 2nd law of thermodynamics! I’m not sure Mambas qualify, they’re… → Read More

    August 27th, 2008

    Go Plate saves you the struggle of making two trips to the kitchen

    Ok, at first glance I thought this was a dumb idea; by putting a hole in the middle of the plate there is less room for food! Simple math; less food = less food. Then I realized that food on the floor is not worth anything – there is no five-second rule in my house – and that’s where food ends up every time I try to ferry it from kitchen to table. No joke, every time something ends up on the… → Read More

    February 7th, 2008

    Competitive eating, coming to a console near you

    [photopress:Kobayashi.jpg,full,left]Forget Madden 08, the sports game you should look forward to for your console will feature Major League Eating. No, really. Major League Eating is the governing body over sanctioned eating contests. You’ve seen them on ESPN 5, and soon you’ll be able to capture that excitement on your Xbox. Or PS3. Or, god help us, Wii. Mastiff Consumes Video Game… → Read More